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Dan is looking out at How many holes are in this sea. He sees a boat full shirt? of people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is this possible?

Can you solve this fruit math equation? Which tire doesn’t turn when a car turns right? Can you solve the maze below?

What common phrase is How is it possible to cut depicted below? a traditional circular cake into 8 equal size pieces, with only 3 cuts? #1

Dan is looking out at How many holes are in this sea. He sees a boat full shirt? of people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is this possible?

Everyone on board 8, including the arms, top and was married. bottom.

Can you solve this fruit math equation? Which tire doesn’t turn when a car turns right?

The spare tire.

Apple = 7 Grapes = 12 3 Bananas = 6 1 Banana = 2

1A + 1G + 1B = 21 Can you solve the maze below?

What common phrase is How is it possible to cut depicted below? a traditional circular cake into 8 equal size pieces, with only 3 cuts? Slice the cake horizontally once, then cut vertically in fourths.

A round of applause. #2

A farmer wants to cross a You are on an island and there are river and take with him a three crates of fruit that have chicken, a caterpillar, and washed up on the shore in front of a head of lettuce. There is you. One crate contains only apples. a canoe that can fit One crate contains only oranges. himself plus either the The third crate contains both apples chicken, the caterpillar, or and oranges. the head of lettuce. If the chicken and the caterpillar Each crate is labeled. One reads are alone on one shore, the "apples", one reads "oranges", and chicken will eat the one reads "apples & oranges". You caterpillar. If the know that ALL of the crates are caterpillar and the head of labeled INCORRECTLY. lettuce are alone on the shore, the caterpillar will If you can only take out and look at eat the head of lettuce. just one of the pieces of fruit from just one of the crates, how can you How can the farmer bring label ALL of the crates correctly? the chicken, the caterpillar, and the head of lettuce across the river?

What common phrase is depicted below? R E A D I N G Find seven numbers hidden in the sentences below. The numbers are in word form, like “two” or “four”. Underline them as you find them.

Where has the fat worm gone? He was wriggling away from my reel even before I had the hook on it!. If I’ve lost him, I’ll be sorry. This evening I came prepared with reel, line and bait hoping to catch plenty of fish. It’s not often that a worm of ours gets away!

Which solid black circle is Which way is the bus below larger? traveling? To the left? Or, to the right?

Two mothers took their daughters shopping. Each mother and daughter bought one purse, but when they returned home there were only 3 purses. How could this be? None of the purses were stolen $$$$ or taken back. #2

A farmer wants to cross a You are on an island and there are river and take with him a three crates of fruit that have chicken, a caterpillar, and a washed up on the shore in front of head of lettuce. There is a you. One crate contains only apples. canoe that can fit himself One crate contains only oranges. plus either the chicken, the The third crate contains both apples caterpillar, or the head of and oranges. lettuce. If the chicken and the caterpillar are alone on Each crate is labeled. One reads one shore, the chicken will "apples", one reads "oranges", and eat the caterpillar. If the one reads "apples & oranges". You caterpillar and the head of know that ALL of the crates are lettuce are alone on the labeled INCORRECTLY. shore, the caterpillar will eat the head of lettuce. If you can only take out and look at just one of the pieces of fruit from How can the farmer bring just one of the crates, how can you the chicken, the caterpillar, label ALL of the crates correctly? and the head of lettuce Open the crate labeled “Apples & across the river? Oranges”. Since the crate is labeled Take the caterpillar over. incorrectly, if you pull out an apple, it is the Come back. apple crate and if you pull out an orange, it Take the head of lettuce over. is the orange crate. The others can be Come back, bringing the caterpillar too. labeled from there. Take the chicken over, leaving the caterpillar. What common phrase is Come back. depicted below? Take the caterpillar over. R E A D I N G

Reading between the lines. Find seven numbers hidden in the sentences below. The numbers are in word form, like “two” or “four”. Underline them as you find them.

Which solid black circle is Which way is the bus below larger? traveling? To the left? Or, to the right?

To the left…you can’t see the door!

Two mothers took their daughters shopping. Each mother and daughter bought one purse, but when they Both are the same size! returned home there were only 3 purses. How could this be? None of the purses were stolen or taken back. There were only 3 women to begin with: •Grandmother (mother) $$$$ •Mother (daughter/mother) •Daugther (daughter) #3

Name three How many full circles are shown consecutive days below? without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday.

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

What common phrase is depicted below? STAND I A black dog with black eyes stands in the middle of an intersection in a town painted black. None of the street lights are working because of a power failure caused by a recent thunderstorm. A truck with two broken headlights drives towards the dog but turns in time to avoid hitting him. How could the driver of the truck have seen the dog in time?

Using six contiguous straight A guitar has six of me, while lines, connect all of the a harp only has four? What sixteen circles shown below. am I?

How many F’s are in the following sentence?

Five finicky foxes were released after four years of confinement in the finest fox establishment of the world. #3

Name three How many full circles are shown consecutive days below? without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday.

1. ______Yesterday

2. ______Today

Tomorrow 3. ______

What common phrase is depicted below? STAND I

I understand. A black dog with black eyes stands in the middle of an intersection in a town painted black. None of the street lights are working because of a power failure caused by a recent thunderstorm. A truck with two broken headlights drives towards the dog but turns in time to avoid hitting him. How could the driver of the truck have seen the dog in time?

It was daylight.

Using six contiguous straight A guitar has six of me, while lines, connect all of the a harp only has four? What sixteen circles shown below. am I?

Letters

How many F’s are in the following sentence?

Five finicky foxes were released after four years of confinement in the finest fox establishment of the world. 10. Most people say 8 because the word “of” sounds like a “v” and not an “f”. #4

How many rectangles contain What common phrase is the dot below? depicted below? GROUND

How many months have 28 days?

Can you draw the figure to the right without lifting your writing utensil or overlapping lines more than once?

It IS possible. A tangram is a geometric There are 25 red and 37 puzzle that originated in China. white socks in a drawer. How It consists of a square cut into many socks do you need to seven pieces (one parallelogram, take out of the drawer to one square and five triangles). ensure that you have a These pieces can be moved and matching pair? arranged (without overlap) to make other shapes and figures.

Can you use tangram pieces to form the swan shown?

A window cleaner is cleaning a window on the 27th floor of a skyscraper. All of sudden, the window cleaner slips, then falls.

He had no safety equipment and nothing to soften his fall, yet he was unhurt in the accident.

How is this possible? #4

How many rectangles contain What common phrase is the dot below? depicted below? GROUND

6 feet underground

How many months have 28 days? 16. All squares are rectangles as well. Don’t forget the All of them. smallest and largest squares.

Can you draw the figure to the right without lifting your writing utensil or overlapping lines more than once? 3. 5. It IS possible. 1. 4. 7. 6. 2. A tangram is a geometric There are 25 red and 37 puzzle that originated in China. white socks in a drawer. How It consists of a square cut into many socks do you need to seven pieces (one parallelogram, take out of the drawer to one square and five triangles). ensure that you have a These pieces can be moved and matching pair? arranged (without overlap) to make other shapes and figures. 3 Can you use tangram pieces to form the swan shown?

A window cleaner is cleaning a window on the 27th floor of a skyscraper. All of sudden, the window cleaner slips, then falls.

He had no safety equipment and nothing to soften his fall, yet he was unhurt in the accident.

How is this possible? He was INSIDE the building on the 27th floor. #5

What common phrase is Can you move ONLY 3 circles depicted below? in order to make this triangle point down? MILL1ON A rooster lays an egg on the What word becomes shorter roof of a barn. A wind is when you add two letters to blowing northwest at 2 mph. it? Which way does the egg roll?

A man was taking a walk in the park when it started to rain. The man wasn’t carrying an umbrella and he wasn’t wearing a hat. Everything that he was wearing was soaked, yet not a single hair on his head was wet. How is that possible? #5

You work at a juice factory. All you have in front of you is 2 empty, unmarked containers. All that you know is that one is a 3 gallon container and the other is a 5 gallon container. Using only those 2 containers and as much juice as you need, you must measure out EXACTLY 4 gallons of juice. How can you do it? Fill up the 3 gallon container and pour it in the 5 gallon container. Fill up the 3 gallon container again and fill the 5 gallon container the rest of the way up. You should have exactly 1 gallon left in the 3 gallon container. Now, dump out the 5 gallon container. Pour the remaining 1 gallon from the 3 gallon container into the 5 gallon container. Fill up the 3 gallon container one more time and pour it into the 5 gallon container. You will now have exactly 4 gallons of juice in the 5 gallon container.

What common phrase is Can you move ONLY 3 circles depicted below? in order to make this triangle point down? MILL1ON One in a million. A rooster lays an egg on the What word becomes shorter roof of a barn. A wind is when you add two letters to blowing northwest at 2 mph. it? Which direction does the egg roll? It wont roll in any direction. SHORT Roosters don’t lay eggs.

Three of the empty glasses below have a lemon wedge in them, while the other three do not. How can you move one glass in order to have one glass with lemon, one without, one with, one without, one with, one without? Pick up this glass and pour it contents into the second to last glass. Then, set it back in it’s original spot.

The man was bald. #5

Arrange the numbers 1-9 on the What common phrase is tic-tac-toe board below, such that depicted below? each row, column, and diagonal add up to 15. walking

Use straight line paths to 3 4 complete the number flow to 1 5 the left. Each number must be connected to its matching number, without crossing another path. ALL numbers must be paired and ALL 2 5 blocks must be used. 2 3 1 4 How can you add eight 8’s to What do the numbers 11, 69, get 1000? and 88 have in common?

What are the next three letters in the sequence below?

O, T, T, F, F, S, S, _____, _____, _____

Two teapots are shown below. Teapot 1 holds approximately 50 ounces of tea. Approximately how many ounces of tea will teapot 2 hold?

1 2 #6

Arrange the numbers 1-9 on the What common phrase is tic-tac-toe board below, such that depicted below? each row, column, and diagonal Walking on eggshells. add up to 15. walking 2 7 6 9 5 1 4 3 8

888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000 They look the same right- side up and upside-down.

What are the next three letters in the sequence below?

O, T, T, F, F, S, S, _____, _____, _____

E, N, T The letters represent the numbers 1-10!

Two teapots are shown below. Teapot 1 holds approximately 50 ounces of tea. Approximately how many ounces of tea will teapot 2 hold? 25 ounces. The teapot will not hold liquid higher than it’s spout.

1 2 #7

Move just two lines to recreate the goal posts below. The catch? The football must now be OUTSIDE of the goal posts.

What common phrase is depicted below? straw straw straw straw

Place the digits 1-9 in each of the stars surrounding the triangle to the right. Each number may only be used ONCE. Sound easy? There’s a catch! Each side must add up to the exact same number! A police officer watched a truck Five friends stand around a driver going the wrong way basket of 5 apples. Each friend down a one-way street, but takes an apple, but one apple is didn’t try to stop him. Why still left in the basket. How is not? this possible?

Two friends wish to cross a river. The only way to get to the other side is use a boat, but that boat can only hold one person at a time. The boat can’t return on it’s own, there are no ropes, etc, but both friends cross the river using the boat. How?

A convict is sentenced to death. He has a choice of three rooms in which to face his fate.

•Room 1 is full of raging fires. •Room 2 is full of armed grenades. •Room 3 is full of lions that haven’t eaten in 3 years.

Which room would be the safest for him? 1 2 3 #7

Move just two lines to recreate the goal posts below. The catch? The football must now be OUTSIDE of the goal posts.

What common phrase is depicted below? straw straw straw straw

The last straw.

Place the digits 1-9 in each of the stars 2 surrounding the triangle to the right. Each number may only be used ONCE. 6 9 Sound easy? There’s a catch! Each side must add up to the exact same number! 7 1

5 3 4 8 A police officer watched a truck Five friends stand around a driver going the wrong way basket of 5 apples. Each friend down a one-way street, but takes an apple, but one apple is didn’t try to stop him. Why still left in the basket. How is not? this possible? The truck driver was One of the friends leaves walking down the one- their apple in the basket way street. when they take it.

A convict is sentenced to death. He has a choice of three rooms in which to face his fate.

•Room 1 is full of raging fires. •Room 2 is full of armed grenades. •Room 3 is full of lions that haven’t eaten in 3 years.

Which room would be the safest for him? Room 3 would be the safest. Considering the lions haven’t eaten in 3 1 2 3 years, the lions will be dead by now. #8

A cowboy tells his two sons to race their horses to a distant town to see who will inherit his fortune. The one whose horse is slower will win. The brothers, after wandering aimlessly for days and days, ask a wise man for advice. After hearing his advice, they jump on the horses and ride as fast as they can to the What common phrase is town. What does the wise man tell depicted below? them? m1y l1i1f1e

Complete the cryptogram below to reveal a joke. What vegetable is described below?

You throw away my outside, then cook my inside. You then eat my outside, and throw away my inside.

What can you put in a barrel to How many hundreds of make it lighter? strawberries are in a vat of 80,000 strawberries?

What is the number of the parking space covered by the car below?

06 68 88 98 #8

Complete the cryptogram below to reveal a joke.

What did the pony say when he had a cold? You will have to excuse me, I’m a little horse. What vegetable is described below?

You throw away my outside, then cook my inside. You then eat my outside, and throw away my inside.

Corn on the cob.

What can you put in a barrel to How many hundreds of make it lighter? strawberries are in a vat of 80,000 strawberries?

A hole. 800 hundreds.

What is the number of the parking space covered by the car below?

06 68 88 98

Can’t find a pattern? Look at the parking spaces upside down. The car is parked over 87! #9

Six people are attending a showing of a newly released movie. Using the statements each person gave, can you figure out who sat in seat X? Movie Screen #1: I refuse to sit next to, behind or in front of #3. #2: I can’t stand the front row.

right side right #3: I don’t like the left or right seats. X #4: I hate the back row and the left side. #5: I prefer to be on the right side.

#6: I’ll take anything but the front or left seats. left side left

Can you find the mitsake? What common phrase is depicted below? 1111 2222 3333 4444 5555 6666 7777 8888 9999 Jim and Tim are brothers, Tim being the older of the two. One day, Jim said to Tim “You may be stronger than I am, but I bet you $500 that I can put something into a wheelbarrow and wheel it to the apple tree that you can’t wheel back.” Tim took the bet, and lost. What did Jim wheel to the apple tree?

An apprentice in a butcher shop Forward, I am heavy. is 6 feet tall. He is 27 years old Backward, I am not. and has an average build. What What am I? does he weigh?

Using THREE segments exactly like the ones shown below, divide the figure into two equal parts. #9

right side right #3: I don’t like the left or right seats. 1 4 5 #4: I hate the back row and the left side. #5: I prefer to be on the right side. #6: I’ll take anything but the front or left seats. left side left 2 3 6 #4 is in seat X.

Can you find the mitsake? What common phrase is depicted below? 1111 2222 3333 4444 5555 6666 7777 8888 Crossroads. 9999

The word “mistake” is spelled wrong. Jim and Tim are brothers, Tim being the older of the two. One day, Jim said to Tim “You may be stronger than I am, but I bet you $500 that I can put something into a wheelbarrow and wheel it to the apple tree that you can’t wheel back.” Tim took the bet, and lost. What did Jim wheel to the apple tree? Jim wheeled Tim to the apple tree.

An apprentice in a butcher shop Forward, I am heavy. is 6 feet tall. He is 27 years old Backward, I am not. and has an average build. What What am I? does he weigh?

He weighs meat! The word “TON”.

Using THREE segments exactly like the ones shown below, divide the figure into two equal parts. #10

A woman is found murdered on a Sunday morning. Her husband calls the police to investigate. They receive the following alibis: The husband claimed he was asleep. The gardener claimed he was pulling weeds. The butler claimed he was organizing the pantry. The maid claimed she was getting the mail. The chef claimed she was preparing breakfast.

The police immediately arrested the murderer. How did they figure it out so quickly?

A man is trapped in a burning building. The building has no doors, no windows, and no other way of exiting. The house is collapsing and the man only has a baseball and a baseball bat. How can he exit the burning building before it completely collapses?

What common phrase is

depicted below?

MUST WHAT No matter how little or how There are 5 brothers in a much you use me, you change family. Each brother has a me every month. sister. How many siblings are What am I? there in total?

A candy shop sells 1 lollipop for $1. You can exchange 3 lollipop wrappers for 1 lollipop. If you have $15, how many lollipops can you get?

Morgan, Kaitlyn, Courtney, and Emma each own a car. One has a violet car, one has a yellow car, one has a blue car, and one has a black car. Figure out the color of each person's car. Use the table to keep yourself organized. 1. Courtney’s favorite colors are black and violet. Her car is one of her favorite colors. 2. On Monday, Courtney borrowed the yellow car, because Emma was using her car. 3. On Saturday, Morgan borrowed the blue car, because Courtney was using her car. 4. Kaitlyn’s favorite colors are blue and yellow. Her car is one of her favorite colors. 5. Emma doesn't like yellow cars or black cars. 6. On Sunday, Courtney borrowed the black car, because Emma was using her car. 7. Morgan doesn't like yellow cars. Violet Yellow Blue Black Morgan Kaitlyn Courtney Emma #10

The police immediately arrested the murderer. How did they figure it out so quickly? They arrested the maid. The mail doesn’t run on Sundays.

What common phrase is Use the bat to swing and depicted below? miss the baseball 3 times. MUST Three strikes and he’s

out! WHAT What goes up, must come down. No matter how little or how There are 5 brothers in a much you use me, you change family. Each brother has a me every month. sister. How many siblings are What am I? there in total?

A calendar. 6

A candy shop sells 1 lollipop for $1. You can exchange 3 lollipop wrappers for 1 lollipop. If you have $15, how many lollipops can you get? 22 lollipops. You can buy 15 at first, then return wrappers to get 5 more, then return wrappers to get 1 more. You will now still have 3 wrappers that you can return for your 22nd lollipop.

Fill in the two word puzzles given below. The words you will use are to the left of the puzzles. None will be used more than once and they will all fit. END AGATE SPA USAGE A N T CIDER TEETH ASSET WATER A P E STEAM STAIR

Can you find more than 4 What common phrase is numbers in the figure depicted below? below? 68 4 I am the beginning of the end, What is black when you get it, and the end of time and space. red when you use it, and white I am critical to creation, and I when you’re all through with it? surround every place. What am I?

There were two ducks in front of a duck and two ducks behind a duck and one duck in the middle.

How many ducks were there in total?

Which one of the following sentences is correct? “The yolk of the egg is white.”

“The yolk of the egg are white.” #11

Fill in the two word puzzles given below. The words you will use are to the left of the puzzles. None will be used more than once and they will all fit. S W END AGATE S T E A M SPA USAGE A N T U T CIDER TEETH C I D E R A S S E T ASSET WATER R R A P E STEAM STAIR A G A T E E H

Can you find more than 4 What common phrase is numbers in the figure depicted below? below?

6 8 3 Circles under the eyes. 6 9 2 8 4 4 I am the beginning of the end, What is black when you get it, and the end of time and space. red when you use it, and white I am critical to creation, and I when you’re all through with it? surround every place. What am I?

The letter “e”. Charcoal.

There were two ducks in front of a duck and two ducks behind a duck and one duck in the middle.

How many ducks were there in total?

Which one of the following sentences is correct? “The yolk of the egg is white.”

“The yolk of the egg are white.”

Neither. The yolk is yellow! #12

Unscramble each of the clue words. Then, transfer the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number.

While on a survivalist trip to the Rainforest of South America, outdoorswoman Perry woke up one morning and felt something in the pocket of her pajamas. It had a head and a tail, but no legs. When Perry got out of bed, she could feel it move around inside of her pocket. However, she showed What common phrase is no signs of concern and went on depicted below? about her morning. Why wasn’t R Perry concerned? E T S I S 2 siblings were arrested for a Four apples hanging high, crime. While one was found Three men on horses riding by, innocent, the other was found Each got one and left three, guilty. However, the judge had Can you explain why to me? no choice but to let them both go free. Why?

Can you help the mouse find the cheese?

Early one morning, two trains sped along the same track through the same railway station. One train was headed north, and one was headed south. Neither train breaks down, nor diverts to another track, however they avoid any collision. How is this possible? #12

Unscramble each of the clue words. Then, transfer the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number.

Red Magenta Orange Black Yellow Brown Green White Indigo Crimson Violet You are a rainbow of possibilities!

While on a survivalist trip to the Rainforest of South America, outdoorswoman Perry woke up one morning and felt something in the pocket of her pajamas. It had a head and a tail, but no legs. When Perry got out of bed, she could feel it move around inside of her pocket. However, she showed What common phrase is no signs of concern and went on depicted below? about her morning. Why wasn’t R Perry concerned? E T It was a coin that was in S her pocket. I S Step-sister. 2 siblings were arrested for a Four apples hanging high, crime. While one was found Three men on horses riding by, innocent, the other was found Each got one and left three, guilty. However, the judge had Can you explain why to me? no choice but to let them both go free. Why? “Each” was one of the names The were conjoined twins. of the men. The other men didn’t grab any apples.

Can you help the mouse find the cheese?

I turn around once: A baseball bat and a baseball what is out will not get cost $1.10 total. The ball in. I turn around again: costs $1 less than the bat. what is in will not get out. What am I?

How much does the ball cost?

I am an 8 letter word. The first 4 letters is your identity. The last 4 letters could be average, good or excellent. The last 2 letters are ok. Letters 2, 3 and 4 cannot be If two is company and three beaten. is a crowd, what is four and What am I? five? HINT: Think social media application. A doctor and a bus drive are both in love with the same woman: an attractive woman named Samantha. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip-one that would last for an entire week. Before leaving on his trip, he gifted Samantha seven apples. Why would he do this?

You walk into a room and see What common phrase is a bed. On the bed, there are depicted below? 3 dogs, 4 cats, a giraffe, 6 cows and a duck. There are also 5 chickens flying above the bed. How many total legs are on the floor? #13

I turn around once: A baseball bat and a baseball what is out will not get cost $1.10 total. The ball in. I turn around again: costs $1 less than the bat. what is in will not get out. What am I?

A key! The ball is 5 cents!

How much does the ball cost?

9! Facebook A doctor and a bus drive are both in love with the same woman: an attractive woman named Samantha. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip-one that would last for an entire week. Before leaving on his trip, he gifted Samantha seven apples. Why would he do this?

An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

4: the legs of the bed! #14

A man and his son were traveling on a scheduled flight across the continental United States. The man asked the flight attendant if his son could have a look around inside the cockpit. The boy was permitted to do this and the pilot happily explained about the plane and how it worked. After the boy left, the pilot turned to the co- What common phrase is pilot and said to him, "That was depicted below? my son." How is that possible? JACK

The 3 gift boxes below all appear the same, however, only one contains the keys to a brand new car. The only way to find the correct box is to find the only box with a TRUE statement on its tag. This will lead you to the keys! Each statement is shown below its corresponding box. Which box should you choose? No, you can’t pick them up and shake them!

1 2 3 The keys are in here! The keys aren’t in this box! The keys aren’t in the 1st box! Although I am a eight letter At your wedding, you are word, I contain more than eight introduced to your new letters. What word am I? husband/wife’s mother’s only sister’s husband’s sister-in-law. What relation is this woman to you?

Joseph, scratches a lottery ticket and wins one million dollars. Wanting to share his winnings, he gives a quarter to his wife, another quarter to his son, and finally another quarter to his best friend. How much money does Joseph have left?

A monkey is trying to scale a tree That is 60 feet tall. Each minute, the monkey…

-Goes up three feet -But, slips down two feet

How long will it take the monkey to get to the top of the tree? #14

The pilot was the boy’s Jack-in-the-box mother.

1 2 3 The keys are in here! The keys aren’t in this box! The keys aren’t in the 1st box! The keys are in box 2! Although I am a eight letter At your wedding, you are word, I contain more than eight introduced to your new letters. What word am I? husband/wife’s mother’s only sister’s husband’s sister-in-law. What relation is this woman to you? alphabet Your mother-in-law

$999,999.25 Joseph gives them each a quarter (25 cents).

A monkey is trying to scale a tree That is 60 feet tall. Each minute, the monkey…

-Goes up three feet -But, slips down two feet

How long will it take the monkey to get to the top of the tree?

58 minutes #15

I wear a rosy hat, but I This is such an unusual have no head. paragraph. I am curious as to I am sharp but have no just how fast you can find brain. out what is so unusual about I can say anything, but it. It looks so ordinary and you will never hear me plain that you would think speak a word. nothing, in fact, was wrong with it. Actually, nothing is wrong with it! It is still highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd or unusual. If you work at it a bit, though, you might find out. Try it! What common phrase is depicted below?

T O U C H How can a man got eight days Would you rather a crocodile without any sleep? attack you or an alligator?

Guess the next three letters in the series:

What do the words below have in common? SWIMS MOW NOON #15

I wear a rosy hat, but I This is such an unusual have no head. paragraph. I am curious as to I am sharp but have no just how fast you can find brain. out what is so unusual about I can say anything, but it. It looks so ordinary and you will never hear me plain that you would think speak a word. nothing, in fact, was wrong with it. Actually, nothing is wrong with it! It is still highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still A pencil may not find anything odd or unusual. If you work at it a bit, though, you might find out. Try it! What common phrase is depicted below? The letter “e” does not appear in the paragraph at all. The letter “e” is T the most commonly used letter in the alphabet. O U C H

Touchdown! How can a man got eight days Would you rather a crocodile without any sleep? attack you or an alligator?

I’m sure you would The man slept at night. rather the crocodile attach the alligator.

Guess the next three letters in the series:

I, T, S ? Each letter is the first letter of each word in the directions.

What do the words below have in common? All three words read SWIMS the same when MOW turned upside NOON down. #16

The words below follow a What common phrase is rule: depicted below? TOOTH FOREIGN FOUR FOUR SIXTEEN ATRIUM

Which of the following FOUR FOUR words could be next? WOODEN TINSEL REVISIT

This ancient invention allows the ability to see through walls. What is this invention? Can you find the missing value What is aword in below? the English language that has 6 letters, 2 all in alphabetical = 25 order?

2( + ) = 22

= ?

What is the center Draw 2 squares inside the square of gravity? below, so that each donut will be in an enclosure by itself. #16

The words below follow a What common phrase is rule: TINSEL depicted below? TOOTH would be next. FOREIGN Think FOUR two, FOUR SIXTEEN four, six, eight, ATRIUM ten…

Which of the following FOUR FOUR words could be next? Four square WOODEN TINSEL REVISIT

This ancient invention allows the ability to see through walls. What is this invention?

A window Can you find the missing value What is a word in below? the English language that has 6 letters, 2 all in alphabetical = 25 order?

2( + ) = 22 ALMOST, BEGINS, CHIMPS = ? 6

What is the center Draw 2 squares inside the square of gravity? below, so that each donut will be in an enclosure by itself.

The letter “v” #17

What common phrase is A prison cell has a dirt depicted below? floor, stone walls and no windows, but has a skylight at the top of the 10 foot ceiling. A prisoner who was in the cell manages to escape through the skylight. How did he the road escape?

Bob likes Jim but not Jimmy, pears but not apples, vans but not jeeps, hockey but not ball, squash but not tennis. Who will Bob like… Jane or Sally? On my 8th birthday, my What has four letters, sister was half my age. sometimes has nine letters, but Now it is my 60th never has five letters. birthday. How old is my sister?

If January is July, September is September, February is August, and March is May, then what is August?

The block puzzle shown contains the names of nine animals. Names can be found by traveling P L T B forwards, backwards, horizontally, vertically and diagonally. Each letter is used only once per name. H I A C Can you find all nine? O E G W N R S D #17

Fork in the road The prisoner dug a hole, piling the dirt against the Bob likes wall, until he could climb Jim but not Jimmy, up to the skylight. pears but not apples, vans but not jeeps, hockey but not ball, squash but not tennis. Who will Bob like… Jane or Sally?

Jane. Bob doesn’t like words with consecutive double letters. On my 8th birthday, my What has four letters, sister was half my age. sometimes has nine letters, but Now it is my 60th never has five letters. birthday. How old is my This isn’t actually a sister? question…it is a statement about the 56. She is 4 years words what, sometimes younger. and never.

If January is July, September is September, February is August, and March is May, then what is August?

February

Pig, horse, bear, lion, bat, O E G W hen, cat, tiger, seal, pigeon N R S D #18

Find the word “cat” in the word search to

the right. Cat Cat Search

Which of the following numbers does not below? Why?

53 81 99

What common phrase is 90 69 15 depicted below? 3 ICE Can you find a well-known You enter a dark room. In pair of words within each the room there is a candle, set of words below? a gas stove and a kerosene lamp. In your pocket, you Example: have a matchbox with only Thighbone/Swallowtail a single match. What do High & low you light first?

Surprised/Trashiness Delaware/Bordering Skyrocketing/Trolleyman Thermometer/Apoplexy Throughout/Stumblebum I start with the letter e and I end with the letter e. I contain only one letter, but I am NOT the letter e. What am I?

Solve the equation. 3+3×3-3+3= #18

Find the word “cat” in the word search to

the right. Cat Cat Search

Which of the following numbers does not below? Why?

53 81 99

What common phrase is 90 69 15 depicted below? 3

53, all other numbers are ICE divisible by 3. Ice cube Can you find a well-known You enter a dark room. In pair of words within each the room there is a candle, set of words below? a gas stove and a kerosene lamp. In your pocket, you Example: have a matchbox with only Thighbone/Swallowtail a single match. What do High & low you light first?

Surprised/Trashiness Delaware/Bordering The match! Skyrocketing/Trolleyman Thermometer/Apoplexy Throughout/Stumblebum I start with the letter e and I end with the letter e. I contain only one letter, but I am NOT the letter e. What am I?

EYE

Solve the equation. 3+3×3-3+3= 12 #19

What is the riddle below Shelly forgot her 4-digit describing? ATM pin. However, she did write down some hints to help her “A box without remember. hinges, a key, or a 1. The 1st digit is half of the 2nd. lid, yet a golden 2. The sum of the 2nd and 3rd is 10. 3. The 4th is equal to the 2nd plus 1. treasure inside is 4. The sum of all the digits is 23.

hid.” What is Shelly’s pin number?

What common phrase is depicted below? HOUSE 1 8 07 Anagrams are words that What same 4-letter word contain the same letters, is missing from all of the but not in the same order. words below? Can you find the two anagrams described below? DIS ______An animal that lives ______ROOM in a pack: HORSE ______BOOK To move like water: ______

What belongs to you, but others use it more than A is B’s sister. you do? C is B’s mother. D is C’s father. E is D’s mother.

How is A related to D? #19

hid.” What is Shelly’s pin number? An egg

4829 What common phrase is depicted below? HOUSE 1 The White House 8 07 Anagrams are words that What same 4-letter word contain the same letters, is missing from all of the but not in the same order. words below? Can you find the two anagrams described below? DIS ______An animal that lives ______ROOM in a pack: HORSE ______WOLF ______BOOK To move like water: ______FLOW PLAY

What belongs to you, but others use it more than A is B’s sister. you do? C is B’s mother. Your name D is C’s father. E is D’s mother.

How is A related to D?

D is A and B’s grandfather. #20

What common phrase is What do you get when you depicted below? multiply all of the numbers on a cell phone? CAKE

1 2 3 4 5 6 When were Christmas and New Year’s Day celebrated in the same 7 8 9 year? 0 Wednesday, Janet and Can you solve the riddle Arnold went out to lunch. below? When they were done, they paid for dinner then left, but neither Janet nor Arnold paid. Who paid for What is their food? 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and

Gertrude has five pets- 1/2 goat? some are cats and some are dogs. Each dog eats two treats a day and each cat eats one a day. Yesterday, seven treats were eaten in total. How many dogs and cats are there?

What starts with a T, Ends with a T, And has T in it? #20

What common phrase is What do you get when you depicted below? multiply all of the numbers on a cell phone? CAKE

1 2 3 Pineapple upside-down cake 4 5 6 When were Christmas and New Year’s Day celebrated in the same 7 8 9 year?

Every year! 0

0 Wednesday, Janet and Can you solve the riddle Arnold went out to lunch. below? When they were done, they paid for dinner then left, but neither Janet nor Arnold paid. Who paid for What is their food? Wednesday is not the day 3/7 chicken, of the week, but another person that went out to eat with Janet and 2/3 cat, Arnold. Wednesday paid for the food. and

2 dogs and 3 cats What starts with a T, Ends with a T, And has T in it?

A teapot!